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Sidewinder:
I have only been shooting since last august and it has been mostly by myself. This years trad shoot season has helped as i have gotten better being around other archers. I recently noticed that I am getting a blister on my ring finger from release. To compensate for that I started applying more pressure on my pointer finger at draw and have found my releases cleaner and arra flight better which in turn has improved my accuaarcy considerably. Can anyone confirm a similar result from having most of the draw pressure on the pointer instead of the bottom two fingers. My style I guess is split finger /Mediteranian draw.   Thanks  Danny

Slivershooter:
When I start getting the sore ring finger it means I am raising my elbow too high.  Try lowering your elbow until it is in line with the arrow (check it in a mirror.) and putting around 80% of your drawing pressure on the middle finder, 15% on the pointer finger, and 5% on the ring finger.  At least that is what give me the cleanest release.

Sparrow:
 I shoot med. with my short recurves but shoot 3 under with my longbows.I don't know why I shoot better doing it this way but the bow seems to make the choice for me. Far as I can tell,I put equal pressure on the three under and most of the strain on my middle finger shooting med.  Frank

salad days:
I shot all winter with different string grips to figure which one worked best for me shooting mostly my 62" longbow. Three under did not work well for me. What did work well was most of my pressure on my top finger. This helped keep my arrow right on top of the nock and totally eliminated finger pinch. All of a sudden I started shooting like a hero. I know it goes against "proper" form but it has allowed me to shoot totally instinctively with accuracy WAY up.

Pat B:
With wood bows you have to be careful of changing your shooting style. The bow was built with your old style of shooting and may need some tiller corrections as to not over stress a limb.     Pat

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